Leaning tower of Bournemouth
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Leaning tower of Bournemouth by Chris Downer as part of the Geograph project.
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Leaning tower of Bournemouth
Image: © Chris Downer Taken: Unknown
The Square, Bournemouth, was in fact a large roundabout until 4 October 1992 when it was closed to traffic for the last time to enable a pedestrianisation scheme. It was only when workmen started removing the shrubbery that it was realised that the tower was actually leaning – the centre of the tower at the top being fully 18 inches adrift from the centre of the foot. Once the pedestrianisation was complete, the tower remained for a short period, during which this picture was taken, before itself being removed and replaced by a camera obscura/café that now stands there (see Image).
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Image Location
Latitude
50.720274
Longitude
-1.880105